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Writer 1901 - 1987

Leslie Arliss

London, England

A British director and screenwriter born in London. He began his career as a journalist and entered the film industry as a screenwriter in the 1920s. In 1941, he became a director at British Associated Producers and later took charge of Gainsborough Pictures. Subsequently, he... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

12 titles
The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

Michael Winner 1983 1h 38m

A noblewoman grows restless with her privileged life and secretly takes to robbing travelers. She partners with a dashing highwayman, but her dangerous double life threatens to expose her true identity.

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

Leslie Arliss 1949 1h 27m 6.0

What happens to the saints and sinners of a small Irish village on the day the world is supposed to end.

The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

Leslie Arliss 1945 1h 44m 8.0

A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.

The Saint Meets the Tiger

The Saint Meets the Tiger

Paul L. Stein 1943 1h 9m

A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies, sending him off to the quaint resort village of Baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind 'The Tiger' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country. Written by Doug Sederberg

The Man in Grey

The Man in Grey

Leslie Arliss 1943 1h 56m 7.0

Melodrama about two girls whose fortunes run on very different paths.

The Night Has Eyes

The Night Has Eyes

Leslie Arliss 1942 1h 19m 6.0

Two teachers, man-hungry Doris and restrained Marian, visit the Yorkshire moors a year after friend Evelyn disappeared there. On a stormy night, they take refuge in the isolated cottage of Stephen, one-time pianist shell-shocked in the Spanish Civil War.

South American George

South American George

Leslie Arliss, Marcel Varnel 1941 1h 32m 5.0

To help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South American tenor. This way he can help the opera star fulfill contract obligations and also win the heart of the man's lovely press agent, Linden Travers.

Come on George!

Come on George!

Anthony Kimmins 1939 1h 28m

George Formby, who plays George, a stable boy. He also has the unique ability to soothe an anxious racing horse. Expectedly, George races the horse and wins

Good Morning, Boys!

Good Morning, Boys!

Marcel Varnel 1937 1h 19m 6.0

Dr. Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris. Hay’s seamy schoolmaster act is supported by a fine cast including Charles Hawtrey and Lilli Palmer.

Windbag the Sailor

Windbag the Sailor

William Beaudine 1936 1h 27m 5.0

A bragging sea captain's maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is coerced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked.

Where There's a Will

Where There's a Will

William Beaudine 1936 1h 20m 5.0

Will Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to find his insolent office boy (Graham Moffatt) with his feet up on the desk, reading a wild west magazine, which Hay confiscates so that he can read it later.

The Farmer's Wife

The Farmer's Wife

Alfred Hitchcock 1928 1h 52m 6.0

Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland (Jameson Thomas) becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects, not realizing his devoted housekeeper Minta (Lillian Hall-Davis) is in love with him and would make the perfect mate.

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